University of Birmingham – Eye on Islamism

Mohamad al Bared guilty of terror offence after designing ‘kamikaze’ drone for ISIS The PhD engineering student was inspired by Russian attacks in Ukraine.

September 28, 2023 Duncan Gardham

(Sky News) An academic inspired by Russian attacks in Ukraine to design and build a “kamikaze” drone for ISIS has been found guilty of a terror offence. Mohamad al Bared, 26, a PhD engineering student from Coventry, adapted a fixed-wing drone to […]

Student accused of terrorism wanted to argue against IS, court told

August 29, 2023 Maisie Olah and Matthew Cooper

(BBC) A PhD student accused of plotting to make a drone capable of delivering a bomb was “fascinated” by the Islamic State group because he wanted to argue against their views, a court has heard. At Birmingham Crown Court, prosecutors have alleged […]

Coventry student built drone to deliver a bomb for Islamic State, court told

August 23, 2023 Unlisted Author

(BBC) A PhD student was designing and building a drone capable of delivering a bomb for terror group Islamic State (IS), a court has heard. Mohamad Al-Bared was a supporter of the group and the device was found in a bedroom at […]

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